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Rudd calls Australian election for Sept. 7 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday set Australia's national parliamentary elections for Sept. 7, according to media reports. Rudd's Labor Party will face off with Tony Abbott's Liberal-National party coalition in a bid to remain in power. Rudd's party has been reported running behind in recent polls. The five-week campaign is expected to focus on who can best steer Australia's economy, the world's 12th-largest, through a downturn as the mining boom subsides.